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ESTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY,. C., FRIDAY, MAY 28,1902. ICE A WEEK
S. Co,.F1.50YA -YEAR
HARMONY IN PARTY RANKS.
ONL1 DICIATE8 IN CONVCNTION OVEl
" LAIIOR MATTRIt".
, Two-riug Circus Adopted-Candlidates for
U. S. Bonato and tiongress Must Abide
Party Platform-Sinplo teslution on
the Course of MoLaurin-,Tits[sun of.
fered Resolutions as; to the Late
(Ien. Wade Hanpton--Ad
journment toacltmed Ab
ruptly, Afterwards the
Senior Sesator
1poke.
[Condensed from The State, 22nd.]
The State Democratic convention
was conspicious yesterday for har
moniousness. Everything passed off
smootbly and quietly, much wire
pulling was done by candlidates in
and around the convention in a quiet
way, and those issues supposed to be
most productive of discussion created
none whatever. Senator Tillman in
troduced most appropriate resolu.
tions as to the memory of the late
Gen. Wade Hampton, and suitable
resolutions as to the illness of Chief
Justice McIver ware presented and
adopted.
Absolutely the only subjects
brought up in the convention, pro
ductive of discussion, were matters
relating to the troubles of labor and
capital, and the convention expressed
itself in no mild way both in regard
to the lookout of the operatives of
the cotton mills of the Horse Creek
district, and asto child labor in cot
ton mills. There were debates over
both these matters, but those wish
ing to condemn the mill manage
ments for the lockout and those try
ing to abolish child labor won by
decisive votes.
Senator Tillman presented the re
ports as to the pledge matter and as
to the arrangement of the campaign
meetings. Both reports went through
without a word of debate, and then
came the final adjournment with the
suddenness of a thunderclap from a
clear sky.
The only change in the pledge is
that candidates for the United
States senate and the United States
house of representatives will have to
pledge themselves to support the
party platform.
The two-ring campaign circus
plan was adopted, the executive com
mittee being instructed to arrange
for a double series of campaign
meetings in each county.
The convention unanimously and
without debate adopted a simple
resolution condemning Senator Mc
Laurin's course. No ono seemed to
take any interest hatever in this
matter.
After the convention had ad
journed Senator Tillman was called
for and he r-esponded with a vigor
onis sp)eech, in wvhich he displayed
much of his old time fire and1 energy,
dealing with matters of national
party policy, and with the course of
events in congr-ess. He was most
vigorously applauded.
cANDID~k i's IN Evi,-NCei.
Onie of the most striking features
of the convention yesterday was t he
fact that practically every candidate
for an impor-tant office was a menmber
of the convention. It was truly a
political convention, and the amount
of hand shaking and fence.building
was astonishing to some. Several
candidates who were not delegates
origmnally came in to fill vacancies on
other dlelegaitions. In the list of
, delegates wvere to be found the names
of Henderson, Homphill, Johnustone
and Latimer of senato,r-ial aspirations.
In the list also were the names of
Talbert, Heyward, Ansel, L. J. \Vil
liams and Tiimmerman of gnberna
torial aspirations. The only candi
*date for governor niot on the floor
was James H1. Tillman, and he wvas
elected a dlelegate. Congressional
candidates galore were there also.
Mr. Thurmon d was heard from ini
resolat ions looking to the mui inter
ests and Mr. Bellinger was in evi
dence with r-esolutiaons against the
trusts. And1 so it wenit.
O, TEMPoH5A; 0, MORES.
The personnel of the bo<ty was far
above the average and it was repre
S sentative of all former- party factions.
For instance, on the main aisle at
the corner of the row eat Senator
Tillman; just behind him sat the
veteran stalwart, Col. Thomas W.
Woodward; just behind were ex -Gov.
Mauldin and Col. Hoyt; not far away
were MoCalla, Bacot, Tindal, J.
Tom Austin and scores of others who
have figured in party fights. There
was a good sprinkling also of young
men who have not heretofore ap
peared in the political arena, but are
preparing t-3 shy their castors and
"let 'er roll boys."
AN OBJEOT LESSON.
The personnel of the body and the
character of the members showed
plainly that things are running very
harmoniously in the democratic party
in South Carolina just now. In this
respect the convention yesterday was
a striking object lesson. There was
not even a contest over the selection
of the chairman of the convention,
Col. Jones receiving the unusual
oompliment of a unanimous election.
CALLED TO ORDER.
It was 12:00 when State Chairman
Wilie Jones rapped for order and
announced that the convention would
be opened with prayer by1 Bishop
Ellison Capers. The hall has filled,
both the floors and in the galleries.
Bishop Capers made a brief but
most appropriate prayer, invoking
the Divine guidance upon the body.
He asked that al. things rest upon
the foundation of peace and honor.
He concluded with the Lord's prayer.
THE ROLL OF DELEGATES.
The roll was called, having been
prepared by the secretary, was read
mud some substitutions were made.
WIl.IE JONES CHAIRMAN.
Mr. Blease, of Newberry, then
[lominated the Hon. Wilie Jones for
president of the convention. Col.
Drews nominated Gov. McSweeney,
who promptly declined the nomina.
Lion, seconding that of Col. Jones.
Ur. George Douglass Rouse, of
Dharleston, in glowing terms, see
)nded Col. Jones' nomination. Mr.
Blease put the motion and Col.
Jones was unanimously elected.
Col. Jones thanked the body for
the honor in a brief speech.
Col. T. C. Hamer was nominated
for one of the secretaries of the con
vention and was unanimously elected.
Mr. J. T. Parks, of Orangeburg, was
lected the second secretary.
Col. F. M. Mixson was made ser
geant. at arms.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The temporary organization was
made permanent and the vice presi
lents were chosen as follows:
First Distrit-J. W. Dun.
Second-W. C. Smith.
Third-J. A. Sligb.
Fourth-W. L. Mauldin.
Fifth-J. E. McDonald.
Sixth-A. H. Williams.
Seventh-W. D. Scarborough.
The rules of 'the house of repre.
sontatives were a'dopted to govern
the body.
Senator D. 1L. Henderson, of Aiken,
introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That a committee be
appointed, to be known as the com
mittee ou resolutions' and constitu
tion to whom shall be referred all
resolutions without debate, and that
said committee in reporting on said
resolutions shall have leave to report
any special matter. It shall consist
of one from each county delegation
to l'e chosen by the delegation and
reported to the chair.
Mr. W. D. Evans offered as a
substitule to the above'The following,
saying there ought to be tWvo com.
m ittees:
Resolved, That two committees be
appointed-one on platform and
resolutions and the other on consti
tut ion and rules, said committee to
be composed of one member from
eaich. delegation. All r-esolutions to
he referred to appropriate committee
without debate.
Mr. HeI.nderson said the committee
he had proposed wvould be suflicient
ly large.
Mr. J. J. Hemphill of Chester
wanted a committee on platform
only.
Mr. Blease favored Mr. Evans'
subs'itute. There were two separate
and distimct committees needed, and
the party would be represented by
two members from each county.
Congressman Talbert thought one
committee dividing up int.o snhbeom.
mittees was amply - sutlicient and
would avoid complications.
Mr. Blease insisted upon the ap
poihtment of two committees which
would be more representative and
Democratic.
Mr. McKeown of Chester followed
and agreed with Mr. Blease.
Senator Robert Aldrich thought
one committee all that was necessary.
He moved to table the substitute,
but withdrew for the time being.
Mr. Evans of Marlboro said that
now there was much discussion of
proposed changes in party platform,
rules and constitution. It was most
important that these matters should
be handled with judgment and care.
All candidates would be bound by
the action of this body.
Mr. Josh Ashley said all the ro
ports would have to come back to
the convention. "Whatever the
committee (lone and ought'er clone"
would have to be passed upon. One
committee was enough.
Mr. Evans of Marlboro again
stated the provisions of his substi
tute. The substitute was then
adopted in short order.
The committees were then elected.
OTHER MATTERS.
Senator Gruber called attention
to the fact that there was no treas
urer. Mr. J. E. Boggs of Pickens
was elected while he was asking
wh'd the question was.
The roll of the members of the
State Democratic executive commit
tee was then called and the elections
made by the county conventions
were confirmed, on motion of Mr.
Buist of Charleston.
Resolutions were then called for
and a number were presented and
several were read from the desk be
fore being referred to the proper
committees.
R(ECESS TAKEN.
Senator Tillman was designated to
act as chairman of the committee on
constitution and rules and Col. J. A.
Hoyt. to act as chairman of the com
mittee on platform and resoluti-ons.
It was announced that both commit
tees would moet in the afternoon.
The convention then took a recess
until 8:30 p. m.
THE cONvENTIoN REASSEMBLES.
At 8.30 o'clock the convention re
convened and Col. W. J. Talbert got
the floor and offered the following
preamble and resolutions:
TRInUTE TO .1JIIE McIvER.
Whereas Hon. Henry McIver, at
the bidding of the democratic party,
has served the whole people of South
Carolina for 25 years, first as asso
ciate justice and latterly as chief jus
tice, with distinguished fidelity and
ability, havmng in his first opinion in
1877 settled finally, and properly, as
is now universally conceded, the
question of the receptive rights of
,D. H. Chamberlain and Wade Hamp
ton as to the governorship of this
State, and having once for patriotic
reasons (declined the ollice of chief
justice, his lifelong ambition, to
which after years of patient service
as associate justice, he was finally
elevated by unanimous vote of the
general assembly, and
Whereas he is now sutferiug from
disease wvhich prevents at present the
active service which he has
been accustomed to render, and in
flicts acute suffering uponl him; now
be it
Resolved by the democratic party
of -South Carolina in convention as
sembled:
1. That, it hereby desires to ex
press the debt of gratitude of the
peop)le of this State to the distin
guished chief just ice and to assure
him of its warmest affect ion and sin
cerest sympathy mi his afiliction, and(
to express the hope that he may long
be spared to counisel and( guide the
great court of which ho is the ornate
head; an example of industry, learn
ing, probity and pat riot ism which
shouldl be bo0th an example and ani
inspiration to the mien who are to
assume from time to time the bur
dens andl responsibilities of political
and professionIal life in this Stato.
These resolutions were p)risented
lby Col. Talbert with appropriato re
marks, lie spoke feelingly and ef.
feanively.
Col. Brooks seconded the resolu
tions.
Mr. Bacot of Charleston seconded
the resolutions earnestly and hoped
that the vote would be a rising one.
Mr. Stevenson spoke eloquently
for Chesterfield county.
Gov. McSweeney also warmly sec.
onded the resolutions.
Then they were adoped by a rising
vote.
THE PLATFORM.
Col. James A. Hoyt then present
ed the report of the committee on
platform and resolutions as follows:
Resolved, by the democracy of
South Carolina in convention as
semnbled:
1. That we reaffirm and endorse
the platform of principles enunciated
by the State democratic convention
of 1900, with especial stress upon
the following sections: -
"That we view with alarm the
power which the trusts through the
republican party are exercising over
legislation and national politics and
their ability to control the prices of
the necessities of life without regard
to the law of supply and demand.
We condemn the hypocritical atti
tude of the republican leaders who
abuse trusts and combines, while
they use the money obtained from
them and extorted from the people
to debauch the ignorant voters of
the country.
"That we denounce the imperial
istic policy of the republican admin
istration as contrary to the letter and
spirit of the Declaration of Inde
pendence and the constitution of the
United States, and as dangerous to
the liberty and freedom not only of
the people of the Spanish islands,
but of the citizens of this country as
well." The benevolent assimilation
"of the Filipinos has proven to be
the benevolence of murder and the
assimilation of robbery. We de
nounce it as an outrage upon the
consciences of liberty-loving Ameri
cans. Our free institutions cannot
long survive the destruction of those
principles upon which they rest, and
the spectacle of subject peoples be
ing held down by the bayonet and
robbed by the carpetbaggers, but
foreshadows the fate of our country
unless the people are aroused to our
danger. The unjust and cruel war
of subjugation now being carried on
in the Philippines should be ended
at once, with definite and specific
declarations to the natives as the in
tentions of this country to aid them
in the establishment of a free gov
ernment of their own choice under a
protectorate by the United States."
That we reaffirm and endorse the
correlated sections of the Kansas
City platform upon the subject of
trusts and imperialism as follows:
Private monopolies are indefensi
ble and intolerable. They destroy
competition, control the prices of ma
terial and of thre finished products,
thns robbing both producer and con
sumer. They lessen the employment
of labor and arbitrarily fix the terms
and conditions thereof, arAd deprive
individual energy and small capital
of their opportunity for betterment.
They are the most eflicient means de
vised for appropriating the fruits of
industry for the benefit of the few
at the expedse of the many, and un
less their insatiate greed is checked
all wealth will be aggregated in a
few hands and thre republic destroyed.
The dishonest paltering with the
trusts evil by the Republican party
in State and national platforms is
conclusive proof of the truth of the
charges that trusts are the legitimate
products of Republican policies, that
they are fostered b)y Republican laws
andl that they are protected1 by Reo
publican ad mimistration in return for
cILampaini subscripjtionis and political
support.. W e pledge the Democratic
party to an unceasing warfare in na
tion, St ate and( city against private
monop)oly in' ever-y form. Existing
laws against trusts must be enforced
anid more stringent ones munst~ be en
acted provid1ing for publicity as to
affairs of cor-porations engaged in
in,terst ate commerce and requirinrg
all corporations to show, before (doing
business outside of the State of their
origin, that they have no water in
their stock andl that they have not
attempted and are not attempting to
monopolize any branch of business
or the production of any article of
merchandise, and the constitutional
power of congress over interstate
commerce, the mails, and all modes
of interstate commerce, shall be ex
ercised by the enactment of compre
hensive laws upon the subject of
trusts. Tariff laws should be an:end
ed by putting the product of trusts
upon the free list to prevent monop
oly under the plea of protection.
We are opposed to private monop
oly in every form, and view with ap
prohension the increasing power and
disregard of the interests of the peo
plo by the combination of corpora
tions, especially of those chartered
by other States. It is the duty of
t0e general assembly of this State to
pass more stringent laws for the con
trol of all corporations, domestic and
foreign, and for the prevention of
all trusts and combinations between
corporations carrying on competitive
business. -We claim the right on the
part of the State to control all corpo.
rations, whether domestic or foreign,
engaged in business with her borders.
We deny that congress has any lo
gitimate power to regulate corpora
tions except as they may be ongaged
in foreign or interstato commerce;
and demand that the national gov
ernment confine itself in bestowing
corporate existence to such agencies
as are required to exercise such func
Lions as the constitution specifically
confers upon the United States. We
are unalterably opposed to any
amendment of the federal constitu
tion looking to any enlargement of
the powers of congress in relation to
the regulation of contract by citizens
of the State, or in relation to the cor
porations, and we demand that laws
be enacted further restricting the
power of federal courts to interfere
with the internal affairs and admin
istration of justice in the State. WVo
condemn the Dingley tariff law as a
trust breeding measure skillfully de
vised to give the few favors which
they do not deserve, and to place
upon the many burdens which they
should not boar.
We reaffirm our belief in a tariff
for revenue only, and that. taxation
3hould be so regulated as to meet the
needs of an honest and economical
government. We condemn all clasas
legislation, such its the ship subsidy
bill, which we believe to he a rich
man's raid on the public coffer, and
we also condemn all sectional legis
lation, such as t' e Crumpacker bill1,
which we believe to be intended to
arouse sectional animosities.
We hold with the United States
supreme court that the Declaration of
Independence is theospirit of our gov
ernment, of which the constitution is
the form and letter.
We declare again, that all govern
mont instituted among meon dlerive
their just powers foom the consent
of the governed; that any govern
ment not based upon the consent of
the governed is a tyranny, and that
to impose upon any people the gov.
ernent of force is to substitute a
method of imporialism for those of a
republic. We hold that the con'sti
tution follows the flag, and dlenounce
the doctrine that the executive of
congress, dleriving their existence
and1 their powers fromi the con
stitution, cnn exercise lawful author.
it,y beyond it or in violation of it.
We assert that no nation can long
endure half republic and1( half emf
pire, and we warn the American
people that imiperiadism abroad will
lead quickly and inevitably to despo)
tism at home.
We condemn and dlenou)nce the
Philippino policy or the piresentl ad -
ministration It has inivolvedl the
repubbhe i in an unonecessary'war, sac
riliced the lives of maniny of ouir no0
')lest sons, anid phaied thle U nitedi
Staites, previously known and amp
plauded thbrouighout thle wvorld as m le
champion of freedom, in the falh
and unamerican position of crush inIg
with military force thie effort of our
forimer allies to achieve IibIert y anid
self govern rmerit. I lhe F" ilipjin~o camn
not be citizons with out enidanigerinrg
our civilization ; they cannrot be sub
jects without imperiling our form of
government; and as we are not will.
ing to surrenrler our civiliation to
convert the republic into an empire,
we favor an immediate declaration
of the nation's purpose to give the
Filipinos, first, a stable form of gov.
ernment; second, independence; and
third, protection from outside inter
ference. We are not opposed to
territorial expansion when it takes
in desirable territory which can be
erected into States in the union, and
whose people are not willing aid
free to become American citizens.
We favor expansion by every peace
ful and legitimate means. But we
are unalterably opposed to the seiz
ing or purchasing of distant islands
to be governed outside the constitu
tion, and whose people can never
become citizens. We are in favor of
extending the republie's influenue
among the nations, but believe that
influence should be extended not by
force and voilence, but through per.
suasivo power of a high and honora
blo exaiplo. The burning issue of
imperialism growing out of the Span
ish war involve the very existence of
the republic and the destruction of
our free institutions.
We rogprd it as the paramount
issue of the campaign.
On motion of Mr. Stevenson the
platform was adopted.
The committee also made reports
on the following resolutions referred
to it and recommended their adop
tion:
Mr. Cole. L. Bloase of Newberry
offered the following:
I[: 11010 s o[tEEK I ''"KouT.
Vherons, This convention . has
heard with profound regret thatt the
operatives of the cotton mills of
Horse Crook Valley, in Aiken coun
ty, are in distress, Ca150(1 by the ac
tion of the cotton nill presi(lents in
ordering a lockout in said mlls, be
cause of a strike in a cotton mill in
the State of Georgia. lBe it
ltesolved, That this convention
hereby extends to the operatives of
Horse Crook Valley, on account of
their loyalty to the domtocratic party
in the past, every assistance possible
to relieve themi from the screws of
Oppression.
ltosolved, secon(1, That we con.
demn the acts of the saidl mill presi
dents, as heartless, unwarranted and
unjust, causing untold suffering ind
distress arioig the people who con
stitute one third of the entire popu
lation of Aiken county.
itesolved, third, That we call upon
all law- loving citizens who feel that
the poor laboring white meon of our
State are unjustly prohibited from
(earnIing an honiest livelihood, to ex
tend to the p)eople of Horse Creek
Valley moral and financial aid.
Resolved, fourth, That we de
manid of our lawmakers the enact
ment of such laws as will relieve
and forever p)rotect the laboring peo
ll of the great State of South (Car
olina, who are the hone andl sinew
of our land, from such unlawful
treatment in thme future, and such
other laws we demand as will pre
vent the cripp)linlg of values of real
estateo andl other property b)y coimbi.
nation of capital.
Mi I,!, 1.AIIoI I'mioi.EMM.
Mr. (I. WV. Croft of Aiken offered
the following:
Reosolved, By thme (democratic party
of South Carolina in convention as
sembled, T'hat, it is the sense of thmu
coniveition, that thie general assern
bly of this State, should and ought
to pass5 ani appropriate law prohibit:
ing thoe employment of children ol
tender years in the manufacturing
establishments of this State.
This resolution was adopted with
the following amendment: Strike
out the word "tender" and insert the
words "under twelve years of age."
CONDEMNINO M'LAURIN.
Mr. T. L. Rogers of Marlboro of
fered the following:
Resolved, by the democratic con
vention of South Carolina, That the
course of J. L. MoLaurin as senator
from this State in the United States
senate, is hereby condemned.
There were several other rosolu
tions presented to the committee
that were laid upon the table for the
reason that the subject matter is em
braced in those that were recom
mended for adoption.
TUE I'LATroRM AI)w'TED.
On motion of Mr. Stevenson the
platform as read was adopted.
THE HOISE CREEK TOUBiLE.
The Bloase resolution relating to
the Horse {Jreek trouble, as given
above, was taken up, with the favor
oble report, and Senator Gruber
asked for the minority report. The
minority report was read as follows:
We, the undersigned members on
the committee on platform and reso
lutions to whom was referred the
resolution of Mr. Cole. L. Bleaso with
reference to a certain lookout of cot
ton mill operatives in Aiken County,
beg to submit this as a minority re
port: That we cannot. concur with
the views of the majority report, as
we have not suflicient information to
form a correct opinion and because
we believe Mr. Bloase's resolution to
be extreme.
George R. Itombert.
J ames Norton.
Altamont Moses.
D. It. Cooper.
I. T. James.
J. I1I. Le,osno.
Chas 1-1. H.enry.
J. H1. Trib)ule.
Mr. Blease's resolutions wore adopt
ed. The vote standing 182 to 72.
OHIL) LABOR.
The child labor matter was then
taken up. Mr. Dorrah moved to
strike out the resolving words. The
convention exceoded its anut hority.
The legislaturo comuposed of (omo
crats should 'ettle this iSsue.
Mr. Thurmond said domnocrats, of
course, dilered about many matters,
but they never failed to act.. This is
an important matter, a policy that
should be0 adopted. HO dicse
some of the reasons and picturiied the
conditions of the children of the
mills.
.Mr. it. B. A. Robinson thought
that the peoll of the State had a
right to say how t hey would work
their children, lHe wanted peace in
the party.
Mr. Harrison of F"airfieldl spoke
earnestly in favor of thme resolution.
It was wise in this convention to ex
press itself in this iatter.
Senator Rtaysor of Oranigobiurg
moved that the resolution be indlefi
nit.ely postponed for the reason that
the matter should1 be dliscussedi by
the general assembly;
After several had tried to get the
floor the vote on the miot ion to in
(definitely post,pone the whiolo mutter
was taken. There was a bad tangle,
which carried Sonator TIilhnanu to
his feet for then first tunie. '.l'hoe mom
tion was lost, S1 voting to md(elinmite
ly postpone, l'4) to then cont rary.
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